Pointe d'Areu

#723 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Pointe d'Areu is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Aravis Range, above Oëx in the Arve valley, and has an altitude of 2478 metres above sea level. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 8130 ftCoordinates: 45°58'54"N, 6°34'51"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Pointe d'Areu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tête du Colonney, Pont Vieux, Refuge de Tornieux, Lac Bénit.

5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête du Colonney, Flaine
136 min walk • Tête du Colonney is a mountain in the Chablais Alps in Haute-Savoie, France. Standing above the Plateau d'Assy, the mountain provides unobscured views of Mont Blanc to the southeast from its summit. It can be reached by cable car in the winter from Flaine.
5.2 miN
Bridge
Pont Vieux, Cluses
132 min walk • Pont Vieux is a bridge at Cluses, a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It spans the river Arve. The span of the arch is 25.50 square metres. This bridge was the only crossing on the Arve until the construction of the Pont Neuf in 1850.
2.3 miS
45°56'56"N • 6°35'33"E
Refuge de Tornieux, Sallanches
60 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut
4.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac Bénit
124 min walk • Lac Bénit is a lake in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It has a surface area of 4.1 ha.
2.1 miSW
Prominent mountain for hiking and climbing
Pointe Percée
55 min walk • The Pointe Percée is the highest mountain in the Aravis range of the French Prealps in Haute-Savoie. It rises to 2753 meters and has 1643 m of prominence, and is thus is classified as an ultra prominent peak. Its first documented climb was by M. L.
5.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roche Perfia
144 min walk • The Roche Perfia is a mountain in the Aravis Range in Haute-Savoie, France.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Flaine, Flaine
119 min walk • Lac de Flaine is a lake at Flaine in Haute-Savoie, France. Its surface and depth vary seasonly. Maximum depth can reach 10.5 m in May and only 0.75 m in winter, while the surface area varies from 12 ha to 1.5 ha.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Charvet
86 min walk • The Mont Charvet is a mountain in the Aravis Range in Savoie, France.
2.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aravis Range
55 min walk • The Aravis is a mountain range in Savoie and Haute-Savoie, eastern France. It is part of the French Prealps, a lower chain of mountain ranges west of the main chain of the Alps. Its highest summit is the Pointe Percée, at 2753m.
6.5 miSE
Church
Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, Passy
165 min walk • The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church is the parish church of the commune of Passy in Haute-Savoie.
6.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roualle
172 min walk • Roualle is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Aravis Range and has an elevation of 2,589 metres above sea level.